Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-29
GENERAL cAaPaEtL,s OPINIONS.
The Division Leader Answers a Be
lending Questions

The Division Leader Answers a Erev
Leading Questions
Tbs Canton Advocate sent to Geiern
Haab j. Campbell the following lstte
and series of questions:
Canton, OAK, Dec. 10, 1887, Hon
Hugh J. Campbell, Yankton-Uear cir
Ehe questions embodied in this kttei
are sent u TO one Leading d~iyisionist in
each county OF Dakota, and We hope
to recelyeSaa answer TO oil OF them
From these answers we will ne enabled
to determine the position the divislonIsts
OF Dakota will take should congress at.
tempt to force admission Go a whole
upon the pet lle,
The answers to these Questions will be
published in bureau OF northwestern
dailies, and we would like the answers
to cover from n hundred to Eve
hundred words. Will you favor the
cause OF division by giving your views
to the public? Yours truly
GARTER Eros.
THE QUESTIONS.
In the facts of che division majority
the people OF Dakota have rendered, DO
yon think the republicans in the senate
Will feel called upon to pass an enabling
ACT Tor Dakota 90 q whole, should the
lower house send up such o bill?
End. DO you not think the senate
shonld, in such Case, retorn the bill to
the lower house with an amendment to
the effect that the enabling act shsl,
apply to south Dakota.
3rd. Or. II you are extremely oopser-
vstive upon the question Of division, do
you not think the senst should OF least
tack on an amendment, leaving the
question OF division again TO the people,
and should division carry, the most pop.
ulous half to take advantage OF the en-.
abling act?
9Th Are you not in favor OF remain
ing 9 territory for q time rather than
accept admission az q whole, choked
down onr threats, as II were?
9th. What do yox think OF the Aber.
deem convention2
OANPgELL's REPLY
To which General Campbell made the
following reply:
Yankton, Dakota, Dec. 20. 1857
Carter Bros.-E ditors Canton Advocate
-Gentlemen: In answer to your cues
tions I have the great pleasure OF saying:
LIST. That in my opinion the United
States senate will not pass an enabling.
act for Dakota as Q whole, especially
euch O fraudulent and uDlnst bill in its
appointment. number OF delegates. its
elective provisions and other features as
Springer will bulldogs through the
house.
End. II the Springer bill should be-
unobjectionable in other respects, which
10 very unlikely, your plan OF returning
it with amendments would be good
3rd-It think the senate will stick TO
Its position. now solemnly enacted by
two senates, viz:
That Dakota Of right ought to be, and
shall be two states.
Senator Hale in the last few DAYS told
. Citizen OF Dakota that Dakota should
be two states and that New England
would not oppose it.
4th-I am unqualiiedly and unalter-
ablyin favor Of remaining q territory
until We are two atstee, which will be
within two years.
The people Of south Dakota viii never
be 30 craven mt lost to their own inter
ests as to allow admission at q whole to
be choked down their throatsi They
don't have to.
They at all times have the final and
authoritative word in this matter.
5th-The Aberdeen convention has
done excellent service-to division.
II has written it's own epitaph-frand,
II has seriously hurt the democratic
party in Dakota, by paradinR IL % the
enemy OF division.
II has disclosed the secret wire
workers who are fighting division.
IL bag disguHted many persons and
made hundreds OF division votes.
II has unmasked the very few weak
sisters and TRAITORS who were in our own
ranks and put them where they cen do
the least harm. Yonrs Truly.
HUaH j.. CAMPBELL